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JohnnyRingo

(18,619 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:20 PM Feb 2020

Bloomberg's new campaign office in Youngstown vandalized.

It was just opened two days ago. My first thought was rogue Trump supporters out for a night of wilding, but they spelled "oligarch" correctly. That narrows it down.

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/vandals-target-bloomberg-campaign-office-in-youngstown/



YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A day after opening, Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign office in Youngstown was covered with unwanted caution tape and spray-painted signs.

Signs propped up against the building, located at the 2DE Building, were spraypainted with sayings such as “Stop and Frisk,” and “Oligarchs.” There was also yellow tape around the front of the building.

Campaign workers say something similar happened to the Bloomberg office in Toledo this week.

Greg Fischer, Bloomberg’s co-campaign chairman, said the targeting may be a sign that other candidates are falling behind.

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Bloomberg's new campaign office in Youngstown vandalized. (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 OP
"they spelled "oligarch" correctly. That narrows it down." TwilightZone Feb 2020 #1
Be nice. English is hard for native Russian speakers. bluewater Feb 2020 #4
And your point? TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7
lol gotta love those trumpist/ruskie bots. HeartlandProgressive Feb 2020 #8
Same. Dem2 Feb 2020 #14
Shocked...no not really in Youngstown, unfortunately. Of dewsgirl Feb 2020 #2
Clinton won Youngstown. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6
I had no idea, I know several people from Youngstown. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #10
Talk about Brutalist Architecture. bluewater Feb 2020 #3
Hmm, who frequently complains about oligarchs, knows how to spell it, and MH1 Feb 2020 #5
I'll give them one thing... JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #9
They should be credited for that. Got their message out but didn't damage property. Kaleva Feb 2020 #11
Agreed. "Vandalized" is a bit of a misnomer here. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #16
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #12
How polite of them Rstrstx Feb 2020 #13
Agreed. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #15
"I don't think that word means what you think it means!" bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #17
 

TwilightZone

(25,428 posts)
1. "they spelled "oligarch" correctly. That narrows it down."
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:23 PM
Feb 2020

That made me laugh.

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bluewater

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4. Be nice. English is hard for native Russian speakers.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:24 PM
Feb 2020
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TwilightZone

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7. And your point?
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:30 PM
Feb 2020

You win non sequitur of the day. Congrats!

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8. lol gotta love those trumpist/ruskie bots.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:33 PM
Feb 2020

They seem to have agents on the ground in Youngstown now.

lol


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dewsgirl

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2. Shocked...no not really in Youngstown, unfortunately. Of
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:23 PM
Feb 2020

course it was Trump humpers, who else?

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dewsgirl

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10. I had no idea, I know several people from Youngstown.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:43 PM
Feb 2020
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bluewater

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3. Talk about Brutalist Architecture.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:23 PM
Feb 2020

Where are the windows on that building?

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MH1

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5. Hmm, who frequently complains about oligarchs, knows how to spell it, and
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:25 PM
Feb 2020

has anti-social, sometimes violent tendencies?

(you're right, Trump supporters don't seem likely to complain about oligarchs, much less use the word often enough to be able to spell it)

It's a puzzle ...

(I hope Bloomie spends some of his $$$$$ on cameras. We need the f*ckers who pull this shit off the streets. They aren't helping. And Bloomie is not in my top tier of candidates by a long shot.)

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JohnnyRingo

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9. I'll give them one thing...
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:41 PM
Feb 2020

They didn't actually "vandalize" anything. They painted plywood signs instead of the building and ran some yellow tape around. More of a civil protest than vandalism. Kids do worse on Halloween.

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Kaleva

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11. They should be credited for that. Got their message out but didn't damage property.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:47 PM
Feb 2020
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TwilightZone

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16. Agreed. "Vandalized" is a bit of a misnomer here.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:59 PM
Feb 2020
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Rstrstx

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13. How polite of them
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:52 PM
Feb 2020

To spray paint the graffiti on signs instead of on the building

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TwilightZone

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15. Agreed.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:58 PM
Feb 2020

They got the point across without damaging property.

"Vandalized" is a bit of a misnomer here.

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bullwinkle428

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17. "I don't think that word means what you think it means!"
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 02:03 PM
Feb 2020

...re: "vandalized"

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